2. (noun) small white rātā, clinging rātā, Metrosideros perforata, large-flowered rātā vine, Metrosideros albiflora - vines with white, fluffy flowers. A number of climbing plants have aka- as a prefix to their names.
See also akatea
Synonyms: akatoki, akatea, whakapiopio, torotoro, akatorotoro, koro
3. (noun) Vine - a short form video-sharing service that allows users to record and edit six-second long video clips, which can be then published through Vine's social network and shared on other services such as Facebook and Twitter. Usually Te Aka.
aka tokai
1. (noun) vine lashing (for an adze, etc.).
Ka ngōki te tamaiti, ka tū ki runga, ka hangaia e te matua, e ngā tīpuna rānei, he pakokori hei tūnga mō te tamaiti i roto, hei ngā kēkē o te tamaiti te tiketike. He mea porohita te mahinga, he mea pou ki te rākau. Ko runga he mea porohita ki te aka tokai ka whakapuru ai a roto ki te hungahunga whitau, ka hoatu te tamaiti ki roto tū ai, kori ai (TPH 15/1/1900:1). / When the child was able to walk and stand up, the father or grandparents made a play-pen for the child to stand in, and its height was up to the armpits of the child. It was made to be circular and held up with wooden sticks. The top was wound with creeper lashing and the inside was padded with soft flax fibre. The child was placed inside to stand up and to play.
aka ngākau kiore
1. (noun) pokopoko, Clematis cunninghamii - woody climbing plant with yellowish green flowers found in the North Island.
See also pokopoko
Synonyms: poko, ngākau kiore, pokopoko, pokopoko nui a hura, pōpoko nui a hura
